survey organization polls 500 registered voters and one of the pieces of information they collect is the voters' incomes. The average income in the sample is $65,000 per year and the SD is $35,000. The histogram of the sampled incomes is skewed to the right, and 110 (22%) of the sampled voters saying they have an income of $150,000 or more. Calculate a 95%-confidence interval for the percentage of all voters in the population who have an income of $150,000 or more.

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A survey organization polls 500 registered voters and one of the pieces of information they collect is the voters' incomes. The average income in the sample is $65,000 per year and the SD is $35,000. The histogram of the sampled incomes is skewed to the right, and 110 (22%) of the sampled voters saying they have an income of $150,000 or more.

Calculate a 95%-confidence interval for the percentage of all voters in the population who have an income of $150,000 or more.


a. (21.2%, 22.8%)
b. (18.3%, 25.7%)
c.  (21.6%, 22.4%)
d. (20.1%, 23.9%)
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